Information science based on FEBAB’s census of Brazilian library science: postgraduate data

Abstract

The Library and Information Science areas are relatively new if compared to other fields of knowledge, having few updated and reliable data that portray their profiles, as well as scarce scientific studies focused on understanding the characteristics of the people who compose it. The guiding objective of the research presented in this work is to evidence the data of postgraduates (master’s and doctoral students) and postgraduates (masters and doctors) from the Brazilian Library and Information Science Census. Four filters were applied related to the above-mentioned education levels, with the data worked in Excel dynamic spreadsheets. The results show a preponderant profile of white cisgender women, between 36 and 40 years old, working in federal higher education institutions, earning above R$10,454.00, with experience in the area between 11 and 15 years. The geographical concentration is in the state of Rio de Janeiro, and the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro as the institution with the highest number of graduates who continued their studies in stricto sensu post-graduation. However, the Federal University of Santa Catarina has the highest number of master’s and doctor’s respondents. The research objective was achieved to the extent that it presents the profile from the socioeconomic aspects, academic training, and professional performance. We hope that other studies may be conducted, using the dynamics of filters provided by the Brazilian Library and Information Science Census so that the government, universities, class entities and the area itself may know better its profile.